Sultana - Colonial Schooner, 1767 - by MS, Scale 1:64 [COMPLETED BUILD]
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If not a secret, what will be your next project\log?Thanks, you are right. I already looking into another kit on my pile..
If not a secret, what will be your next project\log?
No secret, the next project will be either US Brig Syren or Master Korabel's Brigatine "Phoenix".
The work on rigging continues... Today i started on topsail yards.. First, a layer of vanishing was applied on all three yards, so i don't forget it as i did with main and fore gaff. The peak downhaul tan rope was run through the 2.5mm single block that was seized on the tip of the gaff. The line was brought down to the mast cleat and finished with a rope coil. That area is very crowded with all details in place so people with big hands like me have to pay special attention not to break something...
Then i worked on rigging those tiny 2.5mm blocks that will be seized on the tip of topsail yards.
All topsail yards were completed before, by running them on my mini lathe and tips are finished by hand since they are fairly fragile. Then the fun begun with cleats. I have tried to shape them from a small piece of wood. Partially successful by holding them in tweezers so i can follow shape from the plan... Partially successful because, during building process and moving them to better position the file, they simply flew from tweezers.. Somewhere.
So another approach was taken. The small piece of wood was filled in concave shape so it can fit snugly to the yard and glued to the yard. Then the shape was taken from the plan and transferred to the wood.
A bit of carving took place..
Then three holes were drilled to assist with carving..
And the end result..
The layer of black paint and varnish was applied. The same will be done for two other yards.
For some reason when i uploaded pictures, the uploading process rotate them to left so i cannot insert high-def pictures at this moment.
Happy modeling.
Then i worked on rigging those tiny 2.5mm blocks that will be seized on the tip of topsail yards.
All topsail yards were completed before, by running them on my mini lathe and tips are finished by hand since they are fairly fragile. Then the fun begun with cleats. I have tried to shape them from a small piece of wood. Partially successful by holding them in tweezers so i can follow shape from the plan... Partially successful because, during building process and moving them to better position the file, they simply flew from tweezers.. Somewhere.
So another approach was taken. The small piece of wood was filled in concave shape so it can fit snugly to the yard and glued to the yard. Then the shape was taken from the plan and transferred to the wood.
A bit of carving took place..
Then three holes were drilled to assist with carving..
And the end result..
The layer of black paint and varnish was applied. The same will be done for two other yards.
For some reason when i uploaded pictures, the uploading process rotate them to left so i cannot insert high-def pictures at this moment.
Happy modeling.
Haven't been to active these days; work related tasks are keeping me away from hobby... Hopefully back to shipyard soon...
Lower yard construction continued by rigging blocks to yard already tapered. A 3 mm double block was lashed to the center of the yard following a kit supplied instructions.. This one will be used for a halliard.
Two single blocks were seized together and placed on the ends of the yard arms. I am not quite happy with end results so need to do a bit of research to find a useful process of seizing two blocks together. Suggestions appreciated.
Single double block seizing process..
Sling for the lower yard halliards was also made, following practicum for proper dimensions..
and attached to the ship, with a bit of a weight to make it fit correctly..
On above picture the block is facing outwards but it was actually positioned properly after. The area is very populated so extra care is advisable while working..
Happy modeling.
Two single blocks were seized together and placed on the ends of the yard arms. I am not quite happy with end results so need to do a bit of research to find a useful process of seizing two blocks together. Suggestions appreciated.
Single double block seizing process..
Sling for the lower yard halliards was also made, following practicum for proper dimensions..
and attached to the ship, with a bit of a weight to make it fit correctly..
On above picture the block is facing outwards but it was actually positioned properly after. The area is very populated so extra care is advisable while working..
Happy modeling.
Did not quite like how blocks ended up so i made them again; removed from yard, and seized them into a bit more nicely manner.
I did not have enough black rope so i used tan rope that was colored in black. First time using this technique and so far looks nice.
and on the yard.
Happy modeling.
I did not have enough black rope so i used tan rope that was colored in black. First time using this technique and so far looks nice.
and on the yard.
Happy modeling.
Hi all
i did not forget about my Sultana; just wrapping up some work around the house before rain season starts...
Happy modeling.
i did not forget about my Sultana; just wrapping up some work around the house before rain season starts...
Happy modeling.
We haven't forgotten about you and your Sultana. Please take care of your home, first. We will patiently wait.
After a while, back in the shipyard...
Continue with rigging, i had to color the tan rope, only one i had available in my yard.. The rope was dropped into diluted black tint.
After few minutes the rope was colored to satisfactory shade and ready for use after drying thru the bounty paper.
The rope was used to make brace pendants, .008mm rope with 2.5mm single block. Attached to the yard they looked very nice.
The hole that will host the lift rope for topsail yard was a bit of a challenge to make since there were tons of other ropes on the way..
Zooming the completed hole by iphone was also a challenge but managed...
The work continued attaching the rope that will assist lifting the yard...
The completed rope:
Ropes will not look tight enough so i used a bit of diluted white glue, that was put on a rope with an old brush. Small home made weight was used to keep the rope straight during the process.
Happy modeling.
Continue with rigging, i had to color the tan rope, only one i had available in my yard.. The rope was dropped into diluted black tint.
After few minutes the rope was colored to satisfactory shade and ready for use after drying thru the bounty paper.
The rope was used to make brace pendants, .008mm rope with 2.5mm single block. Attached to the yard they looked very nice.
The hole that will host the lift rope for topsail yard was a bit of a challenge to make since there were tons of other ropes on the way..
Zooming the completed hole by iphone was also a challenge but managed...
The work continued attaching the rope that will assist lifting the yard...
The completed rope:
Ropes will not look tight enough so i used a bit of diluted white glue, that was put on a rope with an old brush. Small home made weight was used to keep the rope straight during the process.
Happy modeling.
Very nice !
Rigging for yards continue.. It is very tedious work but for some weird reason i like it...
The yard mounted and fixed with a piece of scotch tape, so it will keep its position while rigging work is in progress.
The rigging was fixed with a hook, to the place on the deck. A small amount of rope coil rope was attached as well. For all rigging of this type, tan rope in .008mm diameter was used.
Preparation of 2mm single blocks that will be attached to the topmast and will hold a rope for a lift...
End for all rope were freeze with cyano glue in effort to drive them thru the blocks easily.. the small weight were attached to the end of lifts to make them straight and diluted white glue was applied to all ropes. This should prevent ropes to have a "hanging" effect..
My apologize for distracting background on some pictures; still need to clean up workshop from previous projects...
Happy modeling..
The yard mounted and fixed with a piece of scotch tape, so it will keep its position while rigging work is in progress.
The rigging was fixed with a hook, to the place on the deck. A small amount of rope coil rope was attached as well. For all rigging of this type, tan rope in .008mm diameter was used.
Preparation of 2mm single blocks that will be attached to the topmast and will hold a rope for a lift...
End for all rope were freeze with cyano glue in effort to drive them thru the blocks easily.. the small weight were attached to the end of lifts to make them straight and diluted white glue was applied to all ropes. This should prevent ropes to have a "hanging" effect..
My apologize for distracting background on some pictures; still need to clean up workshop from previous projects...
Happy modeling..
Continuing with rigging work...
A bit of a challenge finding correct spot to finish up the rigging lines since, for my taste, the kit should be providing more clearer instruction. On the flip side, this forces me to do a bit of a research which is not bad thing at all...
In the process i noticed the wrongly finished topsail yard lift rope so i need to correct that. Should have enough line left for this correction.
And Spartan warrior is still here, making sure all is done to the standards...
Happy modeling.
A bit of a challenge finding correct spot to finish up the rigging lines since, for my taste, the kit should be providing more clearer instruction. On the flip side, this forces me to do a bit of a research which is not bad thing at all...
In the process i noticed the wrongly finished topsail yard lift rope so i need to correct that. Should have enough line left for this correction.
And Spartan warrior is still here, making sure all is done to the standards...
Happy modeling.
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Work on a lower yard halliards started by making a sling using a simple setup:
To avoid making a knots, i used two small weight hooked up to rope ends. The rope was twisted twisted around the other rope and small amount of CA was put on the seizing.
The end result:
Attaching it to the main mast was a bit of a tricky game, but successful..
Then the lower yard was erected...
Happy modeling...
To avoid making a knots, i used two small weight hooked up to rope ends. The rope was twisted twisted around the other rope and small amount of CA was put on the seizing.
The end result:
Attaching it to the main mast was a bit of a tricky game, but successful..
Then the lower yard was erected...
Happy modeling...
Happy New Year to all fellow modellers...
Final stretch of this interesting model or what we, soccer (or football) fan, would be saying, going into the 90th minute of the game...
Finishing up lower yard construction... after shape it on mini lathe...
.. a layer of flat black paint and varnish..
... with all blocks and brace pedants attached...
Brace pedants in the process..
Blocks for inner and outer jib halliards were assembled and attached to the correct spot.
A bit of a process of making a inner jib downhaul. Was not quite sure how to made this one, so after research and checking out some other modelers pictures, ended up doing it like this:
The tan rope was glued to one end of the block and black rope was tighten around the block and tan rope. Then tan rope was seized in the usual way..
Happy modeling.
Finishing up lower yard construction... after shape it on mini lathe...
.. a layer of flat black paint and varnish..
... with all blocks and brace pedants attached...
Brace pedants in the process..
Blocks for inner and outer jib halliards were assembled and attached to the correct spot.
A bit of a process of making a inner jib downhaul. Was not quite sure how to made this one, so after research and checking out some other modelers pictures, ended up doing it like this:
The tan rope was glued to one end of the block and black rope was tighten around the block and tan rope. Then tan rope was seized in the usual way..
Happy modeling.
Hi
Very nice work!
Regards
Very nice work!
Regards
Thanks carlosys, much appreciated.
Small items, big hands, recipe for damage... One end of the lower yards snapped when attempted to run the rope thru block that was attached to it.
Repair was not possible so replacing was the only option..
While i was carving yards, i made two extras, just in case. They came very handy...
From the broken one, i removed all blocks with a help of acetone, painted and varnished a new yard and voila... few hrs more than planned we are back in business.
Outer jib halliards, inner jib halliard, outer jib downhaul, inner jib downhaul were attached. I rigged the downhauls first. A single block was seized to the end of tan rigging line. The lines were run through the lower single blocks and belayed to the cleats on the rail on both side of the bowsprit. They will be finished with some rope coil later. I will make rope coils for all ropes at once.
The jib halliards were done next. The halliards were stropped to the single blocks secured on the stays. From here they were run through the blocks on the end of each downhaul and back up to their originating blocks.
Each halliard was run through these blocks and brought down to the deck and belayed them to a mast cleat. I lost one mast cleat so i had to make one from scratch. Tiny pieces i must say...
Happy modeling..
Repair was not possible so replacing was the only option..
While i was carving yards, i made two extras, just in case. They came very handy...
From the broken one, i removed all blocks with a help of acetone, painted and varnished a new yard and voila... few hrs more than planned we are back in business.
Outer jib halliards, inner jib halliard, outer jib downhaul, inner jib downhaul were attached. I rigged the downhauls first. A single block was seized to the end of tan rigging line. The lines were run through the lower single blocks and belayed to the cleats on the rail on both side of the bowsprit. They will be finished with some rope coil later. I will make rope coils for all ropes at once.
The jib halliards were done next. The halliards were stropped to the single blocks secured on the stays. From here they were run through the blocks on the end of each downhaul and back up to their originating blocks.
Each halliard was run through these blocks and brought down to the deck and belayed them to a mast cleat. I lost one mast cleat so i had to make one from scratch. Tiny pieces i must say...
Happy modeling..
Hi
Nice. Perfect work
Very fine with the ropes.
It is looking great
Regards
Nice. Perfect work
Very fine with the ropes.
It is looking great
Regards